Safeguard User's Guide (G06.24+, H06.03+)

Safeguard Logon Dialog
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Using the LOGON Command
You can also terminate the LOGON command at any time by pressing Ctrl/Y or Break.
Using the LOGON Command
The LOGON command accepts your user name and password in several different
formats, as the following examples shows.
Logging On With a Blind Password
In the standard Safeguard configuration, passwords are blind. They are not displayed
when typed at the password prompt. If you attempt to enter your password on the
same line as your user name, it is displayed but not accepted. You must type it on the
following line at the password prompt. The standard Safeguard configuration also
requires that you use your user name (group name.member name) or alias when
logging on. You cannot log on using your user ID (group number,member number).
The following example shows how a user with the user name support.jane logs on to
the system. The user’s password is alpha4. The password appears in this example
even though it does not appear on the screen when support.jane types it.
SAFEGUARD 1> LOGON support.jane
Password: alpha4
*WARNING* Password Expires: 4 Jan 1995, 12:00
Last Logon: 18 DEC 1994, 11:23
Last Unsuccessful Attempt: 18 Dec 1994, 11:20 Total Failures: 5
Good Morning. Welcome to \SFO
The terminal displays a series of messages after a successful logon. The first logon
confirmation message tells the user when her current password expires. This message
appears only if the password has an expiration date and the user is allowed to change
the password at this time. Another message indicates the date and time of the last
successful logon for this user. Most systems also display a greeting message that
typically includes the name of the system being accessed.
Another message describes failed logon attempts. Safeguard counts the number of
times a login fails, for example, when you mistype your password. Safeguard also
remembers the time that the last failure took place. The logon dialog message shows
the time of the last failed logon, and the total number of failures for your account since
it was created. If the message with this information changes unexpectedly, notify your
security administrator.
The following example shows how support.jane could log on if the Safeguard
configuration is altered to accept a user ID for logging on. This example assumes that
the user ID for support.jane is 12,115:
SAFEGUARD 1> LOGON 12,115
Password: alpha4
*WARNING* Password Expires: 4 Jan 1995, 12:00
Last Logon: 18 DEC 1994, 11:23
Last Unsuccessful Attempt: 18 Dec 1994, 11:20 Total Failures: 5
Good Morning. Welcome to \SFO